A follow up note to the the reply I sent earlier. If you use the water bath method, you must be careful to avoid "cooking" the okra. It will bcome VERY slimy. Bring the water bath to a boil at the same time you bring the pickling brine to a boil. place the jars full of veggies into the bath and immediately pour in the boiling pickling brine. Seal jars immediately and remove from the water bath.

Sparky -- Thanks for taking time to look at my recipes. I'm glad you are interested in the Hot Pickled Okra. You can certainly put up the okra in a boiling water bath. Remember, though, the redipe calls for pouring a boiling mixture over the veggies in sterile jars and sealing immediately, so you get the effect. It couldn't hurt, though!